Presentations are an important part of business culture: Whether it is for presenting a proposal to a potential client, laying out a plan of action to employees or simply for adding a visual stimulant to a meeting. Images, such as the company logo, graphs or charts can be added to PowerPoint presentations. However, when using an irregularly shaped graphic, the image’s background color may block other components of the slide. Free up screen real estate by making the picture’s background color transparent.

1. Click the slide you wish to edit in the left pane and click on the picture you wish to make transparent.

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Jacob Michael has been a freelance writer since 2010, with expertise in computers, cooking, travel and other topics. He holds a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and is pursuing a master's degree in American studies.